Railway-tie.



RIMMON J'AsPER CARR, or PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 7, 1908. Serial No. 414,747.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RIMMON J. CARR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Petoskey, in the county of Emmet and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Railway-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to railway ties of that character formed entirely of metal and its object is to provide a tie which is simple, durable, and efficient, and which is provided with novel and efficient means for fastening rails in position thereon, said means serving to positively prevent the rails from spreading and being held in place by a single lock.

With these and other objects in viewthe invention consist-s of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tie and showing rails secured in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section online wa Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on line g y, Fig. 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the body of the tie, the same being preferably channeled longitudinally and seated within the channel at an intermediate point and also adjacent the ends of the body are supports 2 each preferably consisting of a rectangular metallic frame extending above the body 1 and having a transverse web 3 in the central portion of which is formed an opening 4. These supports are designed to be held within the tie body by means of transverse bolts 5 or in any preferred manner. The supports are preferably of the same width as the bases of the rails 6.

The means employed for fastening the rails upon the supports includes a bar 7 insertible through the openings 4 in the supports and this bar is provided at one end with an outstanding jaw 8 designed to engage the outer base flange of one of the rails. Slidably mounted on the bar between the supports 2 are sleeves 9 each carrying a rail engaging tie or lip 10 and slots 11 are formed within the bar and are so located that when the sleeves 9 have been forced against the rail flanges wedge-shaped cotter pins 12 may be driven into the slots and spread at their ends so as to prevent displacement. These pins will exert a wedging action against the sleeves 9 and insure a tight-connection between the jaws 10 and the rails. Another sleeve 13 is mounted on that end of bar 7 farthest removed from jaw 8 and this sleeve carries a jaw 14 designed to engage the outer base flange of one of the rails. An opening 15 is formed within the bar and is so located that when jaw 14 is in engagement with a rail the hasp of a padlock 16 can be inserted into the opening and secured, thus preventing the removal of the rail fasteners from the tie.

It is to be understood that in order to insure the proper tightening of the jaws 8 and 14 upon the rails the hasp of the lock 16 can be made in the form of a wedge so that the two jaws can be moved toward each other during the operation of fastening the rails.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a rail tie and rail supporting members thereon; of a removable holding member disposed longitudinally above the tie and extending through and removable from the supporting members, and a pair of rail engaging devices upon each end portion of said holding member, one member of each pair being removable from the bar.

2. The combination with a tie and rail supporting members thereon; of a holding bar insertible longitudinally through the supporting members, a rail engaging jaw integral therewith, a rail engaging jaw slidable thereon, and a lock engaging the bar to prevent its withdrawal from the supporting members and the movable engaging device. 3. The combination with a tie and rail supporting members thereon; of a holding bar insertible longitudinally through the supporting members, sleeves slidably mounted upon the bar, rail engaging jaws thereon, means cooperating with the bar for adjusting and securing said sleeves relative to rails upon the tie, and means for locking the bar Within the supporting members.

4. The combination with a tie and rail supporting members thereon; of a bar insertible through the members, a relatively fixed rail engaging device upon the bar, sleeves movably mounted on said bar, rail engaging devices carried by the bar, means cotperating with the bar for adjusting said devices against the rails, and a lock for securing the bar against removal from the supporting members and sleeves.

5. The combination with a tie and rail supporting members thereon; of a bar insertible longitudinally through said 1nembers, sl eves movably mounted upon the bar, Wedging devices cotperating with the bar and sleeve for adjusting and holding said sleeves, and means for locking the bar against withdrawal. from the sleeves and supporting members.

6. The combination with a channeled tie body and supporting members detachably secured Within said body; of a bar insertible longitudinally through the members, rail engaging devices surrounding and adjustably mounted upon the bar, wedging devices engaging the bar for adjusting and holding the rail engaging devices, and means engag ing the bar for holding the same against withdrawal from the supporting members and rail engaging devices.

7. The combination with a channeled tie body; of supporting frames detachably mounted within and extending from said body, each frame having a transverse apertured web, a bar removably mounted. within the apertures and extending longitudinally of the tie, a rail engaging jaw at one end of the bar, a lock detachably engaging the other end of said bar to prevent withdrawal from the webs, rail engaging devices surrounding and slidably mounted upon the bar, and combined wedging and holding devices extending through the bar and bearing against said rail engaging devices.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RIMMON JASPER Vitnesses ROBERT D. TRIPP, (l. H. LUsK.

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